{"id":1841,"date":"2018-03-12T22:44:08","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T22:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themooraboolnews.com.au\/?p=1841"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T06:33:28","slug":"time-to-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/themooraboolnews\/news\/time-to-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to give"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jessica Howard<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Autumn comes Easter, and with Easter comes the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The annual fundraising event will be held on March 30; with members of the Bacchus Marsh Lions Club already rattling their tins and calling for local volunteers. <\/p>\n<p>Bacchus Marsh area manager, David Atterbury said every donation, and every minute of voluntary work helps contribute to the community\u2019s total yearly donation. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone with spare time, whether it\u2019s in the days leading up to Good Friday, or on the day itself, is urged to assist in raising money for a good cause,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMembers of the Lions Club will be rattling our collection tins outside of shopping centres, supermarkets and newsagents in the week leading up to Good Friday, and we hope to have around 30 to 50 volunteers turn up to various intersections on the day to collect as many donations as possible\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>In 2017, Bacchus Marsh and surrounding communities raised over $30,000 for the Good Friday Appeal. <\/p>\n<p>Lions Club volunteers will be at the Bacchus Marsh fire station to collect donations from 9am on March 30. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, if you are going away, there will be plenty of opportunities to donate beforehand,\u201d Mr Atterbury said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have about 40 different local businesses around Bacchus Marsh who have the collection tins at their front counter or desk, some leaving them there throughout the whole year. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe change them over on a required basis and to date we\u2019ve already collected about $8,000 for the year\u201d.<br \/>\nTo volunteer, or for more information contact Bacchus Marsh area manager David Atterbury on 0439 324 494.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jessica Howard With Autumn comes Easter, and with Easter comes the Royal Children\u2019s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. 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